Favourite Actor

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Sun May 28, 2017 8:54 pm

Loving Tom Hardy at the moment but you still can't beat Mr De Niro.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sun May 28, 2017 8:58 pm

Deniro is a great actor but I changed my views on his personality when he started spouting crap about vaccinations causing autism.

That's when I learned to separate the artist from the person.

Pacino great

Spacey great

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:03 pm

De Niro ...Ben stiller...jack Nicholson to name three.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:04 pm

Denzel

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:07 pm

British actor, Stephen Graham.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:08 pm

Spacey is quite excellent, especially in house of cards.

Always been a fan of the late Pete Postlethwaite.

Matt Damon makes a good picture.

Someone will do very well to top Ian McShanes performance as Al Swearengen in Deadwood.

Vicky McClure is very good. As is Nicola Walker.

And just been reminded by silky... Stephen Graham.

hampsteadclaret · Post by **hampsteadclaret** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:11 pm

Plenty of decent actors about but no one gets near to Robert de Niro ( going right back to The Godfather 2 mid 70s).

cloughyclaret · Post by **cloughyclaret** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:16 pm

Eddie Marsan. Been around for a long time now.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:16 pm

hampsteadclaret wrote:Plenty of decent actors about but no one gets near to Robert de Niro ( going right back to The Godfather 2 mid 70s).

Indeed. 'Taxi Driver' from a similar period in his career is a standout performance too.

Must be a weird lifestyle being a method actor, but it's won him many awards, and no doubt swelled his bank balance to boot!

Legend.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:16 pm

Denzel and Tom Hanks for me

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:22 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:Denzel and Tom Hanks for me

Gotta be Tom Hanks... it's just gotta

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:43 pm

Hoffman, Hanks, Di Caprio and Damian Lewis

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:19 pm

Couple of scenes that I can't tire of watching;
Christopher Walker and Dennis Hopper in True Romance.
Robert De Niro when Tommy gets whacked in Goodfellas.
Al Pacino. Say hello to my little friend....
Final scene of Long Good Friday with Bob Hoskins and a young Piers(?) Brosnan
and as an add on, Gary Oldmam's cameo in True Romance

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:20 pm

Billy Bob Thornton

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:23 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:Deniro is a great actor but I changed my views on his personality when he started spouting crap about vaccinations causing autism.

That's when I learned to separate the artist from the person.

Pacino great

Spacey great

No offence, but that's a bit rough. Some evidence to support this. Good mate swears it was the cause of his sons never seen before but now full blown autism.

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:27 pm

Tom hanks or Leo di caprio

Jeremy_Bentham · Post by **Jeremy_Bentham** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:31 pm

. enjoys the work of Daniel Day-Lewis.

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:31 pm

Gary Oldman - absolute chameleon of an actor. From Drexel in True Romance to Zorg in Fifth element, you won't find many better.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sun May 28, 2017 10:34 pm

Three actors whose films I'll always watch simply because they are in them; DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Joaquin Phoenix. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman was incredible, also.

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:08 pm

Darthlaw wrote:Gary Oldman - absolute chameleon of an actor. From Drexel in True Romance to Zorg in Fifth element, you won't find many better.

Great description of one of our best British actors. Aside from some of his mainstream stuff, The Firm, Prick up you Ears and especially Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead ( with the equally excellent Tim Roth ((The Hit)), were outstanding.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:13 pm

William Shatner

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:17 pm

Clint

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:23 pm

Anybody for Robert Carlyle ?

The Full Monty on UK Gold now.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:25 pm

Ricky Tomlinson. Always believable

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:26 pm

Jim broadbent and Toby jones play good parts on British TV and the actor who played Biggs .

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:43 pm

I always distinguish film stars from good actors. Film stars are brilliant but always play themselves in the role such as, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, James Stewart, Jimmy Cagney, etc.

Real actors play many parts in different styles to match the character, I would say John Hurt or Ben Kingsley are is as good as it gets for true acting.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:52 pm

Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds/django unchained
Jack Nicholson - Easy Rider
Al Pacino - Scarface

Are my favourite performances

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:54 pm

Someone said Christoph Waltz!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:56 pm

tim_noone wrote:Your aunty Amy who I have fond memories of was a shocking actress...the accent let her down IMO

You know what's funny? I do have an Aunt named Amelia and she was a stage actress in like a dozen West End shows.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:59 pm

Dazzler wrote:Anybody for Robert Carlyle ?

The Full Monty on UK Gold now.

Good shout but Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke trumps Carlyle!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:02 am

I'm only kidding tim. I made that up to freak you out.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:07 am

Your weird!!

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:09 am

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Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:12 am

Patrick Stewart.
Keanu Reeves.
Clint Eastwood.
Sly Stallone.
Eddie Murphy.
Mike Myers.
Alan Rickman.
Kevin Costner.
Di Caprio
Idris Elba

I don't have one specific favourite actor because I watch so many different types of films and TV series.

Garnerssoap · Post by **Garnerssoap** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:26 am

The Hit (mentioned above) - great film- John Hurt, Tim Roth and Terence Stamp all in one place -top that

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:07 am

William Roche

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:13 am

Special mention for John Candy though

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:15 am

Steve1956 wrote:William Roche

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:17 am

fidelcastro wrote:

What you laughing at ?

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:32 am

Steve1956 wrote:What you laughing at ?

Sorry, it just tickled me did that!

Corrie has been a good living for him all these years, but your favourite actor, really?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:34 am

fidelcastro wrote:Sorry, it just tickled me did that!

Corrie has been a good living for him all these years, but your favourite actor, really?

Him & Deirdre really used to turn me on .....acting at its finest

hoskinsgoalatswansea · Post by **hoskinsgoalatswansea** » Mon May 29, 2017 4:23 am

Philip Seymour Hoffman

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:15 am

For what it's worth, avoiding obvious candidates such as Marlon Brando or Robert de Niro, my choice would be the incomparable Burt Lancaster. Just look at his track record on IMDb.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:11 am

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:19 am

This is me getting papped while out with BK and Daniela in 2011. Just going in to Ben's favourite restaurant in Prague. Great night....finished drinking at 5am.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:32 am

I have way too many favourite actors, some of whom have already been mentioned.

One less obvious suggestion is Michael Shannon. He's pretty weird but I like him. Has anybody seen Take Shelter? Great film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc&t=54s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:41 am

Charlton Heston
Steve McQueen
Sean Connery
Woody Harrelson
Kirk Douglas

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:43 am

Al Pacino in the Godfathers has got to be one of the best performances. Pacino also been good in loads of other stuff - Scent of a Woman, Heat, Insomnia etc

De Niro great in many many films.

Tom Hanks great.

Bruce Willis been in a lot of decent films (and Moonlighting was brilliant !)

I like Christopher Waltz in Tarentino films - but probably more to do with Tarentino.

I love Gene Wilder - Young Frankenstein one of my favourite films ever.

Tom Hardy good....Jack Nicholson....Di Caprio

Too many to choose from - but for me it's probably the quality of the film that makes it for me and I could easily see some of the above actors inter changing in different films and the films just being as memorable - obviously Gene Wilder in Die Hard might be an exception to this !!

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:21 pm

Sir Alec Guinness.
So versatile, and I loved the Tinker Taylor series. I can't read the books without imagining him as George Smiley.

Acting Claret · Post by **Acting Claret** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:43 pm

John Goodman